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Dangarembga lands 2021 PEN Award

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LIFESTYLE WRITER MULTI-award- WINNING novelist, playwright, and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga, pictured, has been awarded the 2021 PEN Award for Freedom of Expression. The award, previously known as the Oxfam Novib/PEN International Award for Freedom of Expression, is annually conferred on writers and journalists in recognition of their contribution to freedom of expression despite the danger…

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‘Nesango’ film set for March

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chayav@dailynews.co.zw NESANGO the film, a Jenaguru Arts Centre production, is set to premiere between March and April as part of national Independence Day celebrations. Adapted from one of Clive Malunga’s hit songs Nesango, the film is meant to educate Zimbabweans about the brutality and oppression of the Ian Smith regime. “The film is one hour…

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Tryson denies dissing Sulu, Allan

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Blessing Masakadza  SENIOR STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw  DENDERA musician Tryson Chimbetu says the title of his latest album — Chii Chakadaro — is not meant as an affront to fellow dendera musicians Suluman and Allan’s latest offerings.  Tryson’s new project was released hot on the heels of Suluman’s album titled Entanglement and that of Allan — Urgent Matter — which were dropped towards the end…

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Up close with Selmor Mtukudzi

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IT IS safe to say that Selmor Mtukudzi was destined for the glitz and glamour of showbiz due to the influence of her late father, Oliver, a revered African music legend. To her credit, Selmor, who is married to Tendai the son of another local music legend Zexie Manatsa, has slowly curved a following for…

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Young Igwe readies fifth album

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  SUNGURA musician Peter “Young Igwe” Moyo is taking advantage of the lockdown period to perfect his fifth album, set for release in the first half of this year. Last Saturday Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is also the country’s Health minister, announced a 30-day lockdown in which only people and sectors providing essential services…

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A ‘Choice’ that has touched Mutoko

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CHOICE Kanyongo-Gilbert might be thousands of kilometres away from her childhood home after relocating to the United States —but her rural area, Mutoko, means everything and remains close to her heart. Just like many before her, Choice left the country exactly 24 years ago in search of better opportunities soon after completing her high school…

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Choirs awarded for excellence

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Vasco Chaya SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw CHITUNGWIZA Harmony Singers continued their dominance in regional choir competitions as they won the grand prize in the inaugural Festival of Song Awards held in the capital recently. The prize came along with a recording contract courtesy of Jacaranda Culture and Media Company (JCMC). Harare Institute of Technology (HIT)…

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Book on ED set for launch

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Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO-based author and publisher Marshal Chiza has finally settled for January for the release of his book that exclusively looks at the country’s first citizen, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Titled Dear Emmerson, the book was edited by United Kingdom-based Brilliant Pongo and published by Billionaire Publishers. While the book was printed in August,…

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Byo rapper on MTV awards shortlist

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Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO   BULAWAYO-based hip-hop star, Asaph, has been shortlisted for the prestigious MTV Africa Music Awards (Mama) People’s Choice category. The talented youngster has been shortlisted alongside some of the country’s best in Gemma Griffiths, Winky D and Shasha. The excited rapper, who is the only hip-hop artiste from those selected, has…

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Ex-cop releases second book

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Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO A FORMER top cop from Bulawayo who recently retired to concentrate on his writing dream is back with another must read book, Whispers of the mind. Last year Saul Utete published his debut book, Reading printout from the invisible, which was well received. Utete, who was a finger print expert with the country’s law…

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